Jenny and I went skiing with Patti and Carl a few days ago. I tried snowboarding twice in the last four years, and both times I sucked, barely able to stay up for more than 10 seconds. I've only ever skied once before, probably ten years or more ago, but I remember that I was able to ride quite a bit. This time I left my snowboard at home (what a stupid buy...hello craigslist) and rented skis.
Over the course of our six runs, I only fell a handful of times, and I got better and better. My quads got a heck of a workout. I only did six runs, largely because of leg muscle pain...I wonder how one fixes that. Anyway, it was way more fun. I'm never snowboarding again.